mushroom

marasmius species very probably. try to remember ( while taking photos) ---> 1-the whole mushroom (with a little background); 2-the cap; 3-the stem (maybe with roots or thickening); 4-the gills (attached or not to the stem/ far apart or together);5- open a very good shot OR special features such as : discoloration,hairs,juice or when matured --> spores (maybe to see as discoloration from other colored surfaces beneath).. then you will have the most things for a visual identification. by the way: thanks for the suggestion by my : green red composition- haven't check it till now, but will the next days.

marasmius cohaerens would be my suggestion. but this marasmius only appears in europa (says eol - i think: when the clathrus archeri comes from australien to europa, then other mushrooms can also appear where else on the world --> with the right conditions). http://eol.org/pages/133471/overview . take a look at the marasmius family ( the features for your spotting and the M. cohearens come almost together. --> hairy stem. dark brown down going up always brighter. the brown cap .....) were the gills few far apart or many almost together. surely white or cream,light brown gills??? good luck

Truly great shots Dan. Might be the golden trumpet, Xeromphalina campanella, at a different stage of developement. Compare with my find in Arizona: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/7232574 What throws me off is that it doesn't have a depression in the center of the cap, but that's the closest I could get to identification.

Really pretty photos.